In astrodynamics or celestial mechanics a parabolic trajectory is a Kepler orbit with the eccentricity (e) equal to 1 and is an unbound orbit that is exactly...
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this trajectory will coast towards infinity, settling to a final excess velocity relative to the central body. Similarly to parabolic trajectories, all...
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vacuum, as it turns out for instance on the Moon, his simplified parabolic trajectory proves essentially correct. In the analysis that follows, we derive...
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Escape velocity (section Trajectory)
so asymptotically approaching a positive speed.) An object on a parabolic trajectory will always be traveling exactly the escape speed at its current...
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Orbital eccentricity (redirect from Parabolic and hyperbolic orbits)
values: Circular orbit: e = 0 Elliptic orbit: 0 < e < 1 Parabolic trajectory: e = 1 Hyperbolic trajectory: e > 1 The eccentricity e is given by e = 1 + 2...
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Projectile motion (redirect from Trajectory of a projectile)
natural phenomena. Galileo Galilei showed that the trajectory of a given projectile is parabolic, but the path may also be straight in the special case...
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Orbit equation (section Low-energy trajectories)
section (i.e. circular orbit, elliptic orbit, parabolic trajectory, hyperbolic trajectory, or radial trajectory) with the central body located at one of the...
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Characteristic energy (section Parabolic trajectory)
needs about 160–164 km2/s2. Specific orbital energy Orbit Parabolic trajectory Hyperbolic trajectory Wie, Bong (1998). "Orbital Dynamics". Space Vehicle Dynamics...
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Parabola (redirect from Parabolic Equation)
flying a parabolic trajectory to simulate zero gravity Confocal conic sections § Confocal parabolas Degenerate conic Dome § Paraboloid dome Parabolic partial...
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Elliptic orbit (redirect from Radial elliptic trajectory)
energy Ellipse List of orbits Orbital eccentricity Orbit equation Parabolic trajectory Bate, Roger R.; Mueller, Donald D.; White, Jerry E. (1971). Fundamentals...
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Trans-lunar injection (redirect from Translunar trajectory)
which is used to send a spacecraft to the Moon. Typical lunar transfer trajectories approximate Hohmann transfers, although low-energy transfers have also...
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Orbital speed (section Radial trajectories)
trajectory If the total energy is zero, (Ek = Ep): the orbit is a parabola with focus at the other body. See radial parabolic trajectory. Parabolic orbits...
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hyperbolic case as the distance between the foci goes to infinity – see Parabolic trajectory#Barker's equation. Mean anomaly can also be expressed as a series...
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other time. If an impulsive burn of Δv is performed at periapsis in a parabolic orbit, then the velocity at periapsis before the burn is equal to the...
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This form of the equation is particularly useful when dealing with parabolic trajectories, for which the semi-major axis is infinite. Despite developing these...
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where a is the semi-major axis, which is Kepler's third law. For parabolic trajectories rv2 is constant and equal to 2μ. For elliptic and hyperbolic orbits...
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function Parabolic induction Parabolic Lie algebra Parabolic partial differential equation In physics: Parabolic trajectory In technology: Parabolic antenna...
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for parabolic trajectories, and negative for hyperbolic trajectories, which can hinder its usability when working with different types of trajectories. Semi-minor...
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invariant wave whose main intensity lobe propagates along a curved parabolic trajectory while being resilient to perturbations (self-healing). A cross section...
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atmosphere to manoeuvre, enabling large-angle deviations from a ballistic trajectory. Hypersonic glide vehicles are typically launched with a ballistic first...
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Ephemeris (redirect from Orbital trajectory)
ἐφημερίς (ephēmerís) 'diary, journal') is a book with tables that gives the trajectory of naturally occurring astronomical objects and artificial satellites...
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restitution is less than 1 (inelastic) this orbit is non-periodic. Radial parabolic trajectory, a non-periodic orbit where the relative speed of the two objects...
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Messier, Doug (3 March 2017). "SpaceX Wants to Launch 12,000 Satellites". Parabolic Arc. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January...
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Hohmann transfer orbit (redirect from Hohmann trajectory)
"Trajectories". Retrieved 26 July 2017. Also available spaceodyssey.dmns.org Archived 2017-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. Tyson Sparks, Trajectories to...
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with their time (epoch) ( t {\displaystyle t} ) uniquely determine the trajectory of the orbiting body in space.: 154 Orbital state vectors come in many...
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Parking orbit (redirect from Direct injection trajectory)
a trajectory to the parking orbit, then coasts for a while, then engines fire again to enter the final desired trajectory. An alternative trajectory that...
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= 1 {\displaystyle e=1} , there are four possibilities: a parabolic trajectory, a trajectory that goes back and forth along a line segment from the centre...
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elliptical Escape Horseshoe Hyperbolic trajectory Inclined / Non-inclined Kepler Lagrange point Osculating Parabolic trajectory Parking Prograde / Retrograde Synchronous...
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leaving the muzzle, then drop below it after the apex of its slightly parabolic trajectory was reached. By repeatedly firing a given projectile with the same...
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elliptical Escape Horseshoe Hyperbolic trajectory Inclined / Non-inclined Kepler Lagrange point Osculating Parabolic trajectory Parking Prograde / Retrograde Synchronous...
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